Outfield

This 3 bedroom property has a wood fired hot tub, large patio and parking beside the door. Guests are able to have shared use of the tennis court, wood fired sauna, wellness room, summer house and games room. The surrounding garden area is shared and not fenced. The property is on a very small farm with surrounding walks.

The accommodation is on 2 levels, the upper level was once a hay loft and therefore has low level windows as well as velux windows. This level houses the large master bedroom with its en suite bathroom with shower over the bath. The beds can be a superking (6 foot wide) or the beds can be separated to form 2 singles in all of the 3 bedrooms.

On the ground level of the accommodation you have the open plan kitchen/dining/sitting area. The sitting area has huge tall windows and patio doors effectively bringing the outside views in. There is an open fire place and leather seating. The bathroom is next door. 3 steps up and you have 2 small bedrooms side by side.

About the property

Cottages at Outfield Farm

We are slowly evolving into a countryside wellness retreat. Come and recharge your batteries and enjoy walks along our cut paths and beyond. On site we have 3 self catering properties, all with wi-fi in the living areas. 2 cottages (Outfield ,sleeps 6 and Honeysuckle, sleeps 2) have their own brand new (Nov 2018) wood fired hot tubs beside the properties. Shared facilities include a wood fired sauna, wellness gym, tennis court and games room.

Please carefully check the description of each photo in the gallery as they are of all 3 cottages as I have 3 units on the same site.

The main accommodation is a sandstone steading building in an L shape with the long part of the 'L' housing the 3 bedroom property, Outfield, and the shorter part of the 'L' housing the 2 bedroom property, Pitmiddle. These properties are therefore semi-detached but they can be used together if booked as one large property. We unlock the interconnecting door and this gives you a large 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom cottage called Pitfield.

Also on site backing on to Pitmiddle you have the detached 1 bedroom cottage Honeysuckle which sleeps 2.

All guests are able to have shared use of the on site tennis court and games room. We now also have a wood fired sauna within our Wellness room. The wood clad Wellness room contains gentle gym equipment and has great views east. New in November 2018 Outfield now has a wood fired hot tub beside its patio and Honeysuckle has a wood fired hot tub for 2 beside the cottage.

The surrounding garden area around Pitmiddle Outfield and Honeysuckle is not fenced - so pets must be under control. The properties are on a very small farm accessed via a farm road.

We have tried to be as environmentally friendly as we can with our holiday houses. When we converted Pitmiddle and Outfield from farm buildings into accommodation we kept the same footprint so some stables are now bedrooms! We have used reclaimed wooden flooring and the houses are powered by a geothermal ground source heat pump. Our water supply comes off the hill and is filtered in our water treatment area before going to the houses. All our fixtures and fittings are sourced locally. Now we have our wood fired sauna in our Wellness room which is clad with wood sourced from our local sawmill. We have also taken delivery of our wood fired hot tubs for 2 of the 3 properties.

In order to increase our green credentials even more we are now excited to announce that we have a small 18 m wind turbine on the hill behind the holiday houses. It is only an 11 kw turbine but we hope that we will generate enough kw hours to cover our on site electrical needs.

Bedrooms

Bedrooms: 3

Sleeps: 6

Owner

Suki Stobbs

Member Since 2007

Languages:

english, french

About Suki Stobbs

I live on site with my family in The Farmhouse. I was born and brought up in Scotland. Property is my business and these holiday rentals are part of that business. I work from home so am delighted to bump into guests and have a chat! Feel free to ask about things to see and do in the area or further afield. You will spot me walking the dogs! Tim my husband is also around and can deal with any queries.

Suki Stobbs purchased this Cottage in 1995

Why Suki Stobbs chose Perth

We moved to this location from Fife. We wanted great views and country location. In fact the location is a winner for most people who come here - we are perfectly set up for the fabulous wedding venues in the area - especially Guardswell which is next door. Some guests want proximity to Dundee, others want easy access to Edinburgh and others want to be able to get to St. Andrews and all of the golf courses over in Fife or here in Perthshire or Angus. We took a few years to convert an old farm steading into the holiday cottages called Pitmiddle and Outfield. We are delighted with the result and opened for business way back in 2005, can't believe it is that long ago. Honeysuckle always existed as a little bothy so we decorated it in the same colours and promoted it from a long term rental to a holiday let.
We have tried to cover every eventuality offering a 1 bedroom cottage, 2 bedroom cottage, 3 bedroom cottage or the 2 joined together to give a 5 bedroom cottage.

What makes this Cottage unique

We have evolved into a wellness retreat with wood fired hot tubs and a woodfired sauna along with our wellness gym. There are plenty of cycle routes and walks from your front door. As you walk around up here you have the most fantastic views towards Abernyte village, The River Tay and King's Seat. You feel on top of the world - almost alpine (especially in the snow!). All guests can use the summer house above the tennis court and take in the rolling countryside around us. We are however only 20 minutes by car to either Dundee or Perth city centres. We now have the V&A museum in Dundee city centre - 20/25 minutes away
We are 'quite green' - you will spot our new wind turbine which we hope will cover our electricity costs - it's only a little one but we have high hopes! All properties have reclaimed wooden flooring and use a soak away drainage system. We also have our own private water supply with its water treatment room where the water is constantly filtered and backwashed daily. Pitmiddle and Outfield also benefit from underfloor heating powered by the ground source heat pump in Outfield.
We hope too you will enjoy the animals round about. We had our own alpacas and hens but now we just have a few pet sheep and in the summer our neighbouring farmer puts some of his sheep in 1 of our fields and in winter we get Shetland ponies. We do also provide satellite wifi for our guests which is now something I believe people come to expect. Help yourselves to logs, they all come from here.

Amenities

Featured

Heater

Children Welcome

Pets Welcome

Washer & Dryer

TV

Internet

Parking

Fireplace

Hot Tub

Bathrooms

2 Bathrooms

House Rules

Cancellation Policy

100% refund if canceled at least 60 days before arrival date.

20 Reviews

Excellent4.7/5

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Relaxed rural charm

5/5

Stayed Feb 2019

Gary M.

We had a great stay at Outfield.

Incredibly relaxing and perfect for us all including the two dogs.

Tim and suki were welcoming and friendly hosts and the accommodation was great - both cosy and big enough for us to get away from each other if needed.

We had a great time with the hot tub, sauna and dunking in Tim’s outdoor bath with a view!

Would definitely recommend and we can’t wait to come back!

Published Feb 26, 2019

Owner's Response:

We love seeing people enjoying their surroundings and making use of all the facilities. Very much hope to see you again.

Fantastic Holiday home

5/5

Stayed Dec 2018

Michael M.

Fantastic holiday at Outfield. The new Hot Tub has been an excellent addition to an already perfect place for our family. Relaxing under the stars on a clear frosty night was just amazing....we will be back.

Published Jan 23, 2019

Owner's Response:

It was great to see you all again, and as repeat guests it is always helpful to hear your feedback. So glad you enjoyed the wood burning tub and we look forward to your next visit.

Fantastic

5/5

Stayed Jul 2018

Wesley W.

Shared with my family in Scotland for a reunion. Grandsons were delighted with the game room and near by sheep. Suki and her husband were gracious and helpful.

Published Aug 26, 2018

Owner's Response:

We very much enjoyed meeting you all and delighted that the family gathering was such a success.

Homely and cosy

4/5

Stayed Aug 2017

ANDREA T.Melzo (MI)

Great stay ! Lovely view, homely and cosy. Not everything was working (dvd, some lights), but the experience's been fantastic !

Published Aug 30, 2017

Owner's Response:

Thanks for taking time out to review. I have replaced kitchen bulbs I found not working, on your departure. I will investigate the dvd, it is quite a new machine so I will see what the problem is - happy to rectify any housekeeping issues during the stay. Thank you for a real Italian Risotto!

What an amazing place

5/5

Stayed Jul 2017

Yijing B.

Our family of 6 stayed in the Outfield for 3 days and loved the place. The view was amazing. The kids loved the game room and tennis court. We went on hikes on the Hill Path and found wild raspberry bushes. Suki was extremely helpful and gave us a lot of great recommendations when we arrived. Thanks for letting us enjoy your house, we would love to come back for another stay.

Published Aug 14, 2017

Owner's Response:

Very happy that you discovered the paths and enjoyed the countryside on site, it was good to meet you all. Thanks for taking time out to review.

Lovely location, great accommodation.......you would find it hard to better!

5/5

Stayed Jul 2017

Trevor P.

We spent four nights here in July and it was one of the most relaxing breaks ever. Half way between Perth and Dundee it is a great location for exploring Perthshire and surrounding including St Andrews. Accommodation was exceptional and really made you feel at home, great log fire in Outfield cottage. Wide range of walks on your doorstep, tennis court on site and fantastic games room for those occasional rainy days. We've stayed in a lot of places in the U.K. And around the world, Outfield ranks up there with the best......

Published Aug 11, 2017

Owner's Response:

Am so glad you appreciated the location - country and quiet yet very close to the road network. We are always developing our on site facilities and our sauna and wellness room are almost ready for guests to try out.

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Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK

This property is on a small farm in The Carse of Gowrie only a mile from Abernyte. We are 20 minutes from Dundee city centre and 20 minutes (by car) from Perth city centre. Although rural we are about 7 minutes by car to the dual carriageway and then it is an hour to Edinburgh or an hour and a bit to the outskirts of Glasgow or within an hour you are up in the Highlands. Golf in Blairgowrie is 20 minutes away or golf in St. Andrews is 40 minutes away. Fishing in nearby lochs or on The River Tay is all within easy reach.

Other Activities: Shared table tennis and pool table on site as will as tennis court and walking

Golf: Blairgowrie golf course is within a 20 minute drive, it has the superb Rosemount and Landsdowne courses as well as the Wee Course. Visitor rates can be found on their website.

There is also golfing at Piperdam resort and then 40 minutes away you have all the courses of St. Andrews.

Ski: Just over an hour away you have the slopes of Glenshee. Or the far side of Edinburgh you have the artificial ski slope at Hillend.